Kuwait airspace reopens after Iranian attacks

Flights resumed at 6:15am local time after 11 Kuwait Airways and Jazeera Airways services were diverted to neighbouring airports during the closure.

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Kuwait's civil aviation authority confirmed airspace had reopened at 6:15am on Saturday following a temporary closure prompted by Iranian attacks. Eleven flights operated by Kuwait Airways and Jazeera Airways were diverted to neighbouring airports during the shutdown.

Key points

  • Kuwait airspace reopened at 6:15am Saturday after Iranian attacks
  • 11 Kuwait Airways and Jazeera Airways flights were diverted
  • Civil aviation said the threat had passed before resuming operations

Kuwait’s Directorate General of Civil Aviation announced on Saturday that the country’s airspace had returned to normal operations following a temporary shutdown triggered by Iranian attacks.

Flights resumed at 6:15am Kuwait time, the authority said, after coordination with relevant agencies confirmed the situation had stabilised and the threat had passed.

During the closure, 11 flights operated by Kuwait Airways and Jazeera Airways were diverted to airports in neighbouring countries as a precautionary measure.